THE SCHOOL bell at the Rizokarpasso Gymnasium in the north of the island rang out yesterday morning for the first time in 30 years as 11 secondary school pupils attended classes in their home village.
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday confirmed that President Tassos Papadopoulos did meet secretly with Turkish Cypriot ‘Deputy Prime Minister’ Serdar Denktash and other representatives of ‘Prime Minister’ Mehmet Ali Talat both before and after April’s referendum.
AROUND 750 Turkish nationals were sent packing from the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint on Saturday where they had tried to cross in busloads to visit the Hala Sultan Tekke mosque in Larnaca.
Police desperate to rein in soaring road toll
POLICE plan to propose the introduction of drug tests on drivers, in what is hoped will give law enforcement another useful tool in clamping down on traffic offenders.
A PAPHOS man is in police custody after being charged with the attempted rape of a former lover.
According to the testimony of the English woman who was assaulted, the man broke into her house on Saturday night. Wielding a knife, he allegedly forced her into his car and drove her to a remote beach, where he attempted to have forced sexual intercourse with her.
THE GOVERNMENT yesterday committed itself to financing the majority of a £3 million project to improve Strovolos Avenue in Nicosia.
Road works will begin this month and cover four lanes over a total stretch of 1.85 kilometres in the next 17 months, between Demos Hypermarket and the Spyros Kyprianou Avenue overpass.
THE SCHOOL construction saga took another turn yesterday after the Parents Committee of the Ayia Varvara Gymnasium in Zakaki, Limassol instructed the 700 or so students not to attend lessons.
The move for the cancellation came after certain protective measures regarding the securing of the site were not met, prompting the Parents Committee to intervene.
ANIMAL LOVERS go to the dogs come October 1, when the price of owning a pet becomes that much more expensive.
A bill set to be tabled in Parliament aims to better regulate the status of felines and canines littering the cityscape and to ensure those with owners are properly cared for.
Α TEN-member team of the Cyprus Mountain Climbing Federation sets off this weekend on their journey to reach Chulu East, which, at 6,000 metres, is one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas.
The team, the first Cypriot group to attempt such a climb, was received yesterday by President Tassos Papadopoulos who handed them a Cyprus flag to hoist on the peak.
THE MAJORITY of grape growers said yesterday they were satisfied with the government’s proposal to financially support local wineries, enabling them to take on 50,000 tonnes of surplus grapes.
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